WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MATTERS – WELCOMES NEW CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER

<br /> WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MATTERS – WELCOMES NEW CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER<br />

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May 13, 2022


/PRNewswire/ – Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. (“Wheaton” or the “Company”) announces that the nominees listed below were elected to the Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders. Detailed results of the vote for the Board of Directors of the Company are shown below. As previously announced, Mr.

Doug Holtby

who had served as Chair of Wheaton is retiring and did not stand for reelection, and Mr.

George Brack

has been appointed the role of Chair of the Board. In addition, Ms.

Jaimie Donovan

has been elected to the Board.

“First off, I would like to thank Doug for his leadership and guidance over the past 16 years, during which Wheaton grew from a niche player to one of the largest precious metal companies in the world,” said

George Brack

, Chair of Wheaton. “I am excited to be stepping into the Chair position of Wheaton, especially given the Company’s strong track record of delivering value to all stakeholders through accretive growth and focus on sustainability. I am also excited to welcome

Jaimie Donovan

to the Wheaton Board of Directors. Ms. Donovan’s significant technical and operational experience will no doubt make her an excellent addition to the Wheaton Board. With the addition of Ms. Donovan, we are pleased to achieve our goal of having at least 30% gender diversity on the Board, two years ahead of our stated target of 2024.”

2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Voting Results



Nominee



Votes For



% For



Votes Withheld



% Withheld


George L. Brack


279,843,827


86.73%


42,799,191


13.27%


John A. Brough


289,923,537


89.86%


32,719,481


10.14%


Jaimie Donovan


320,848,121


99.44%


1,794,897


0.56%


R. Peter Gillin


268,956,212


83.36%


53,686,806


16.64%


Chantal Gosselin


317,437,144


98.39%


5,205,874


1.61%


Glenn Ives


321,506,611


99.65%


1,136,407


0.35%


Charles A. Jeannes


321,420,318


99.62%


1,222,700


0.38%


Eduardo Luna


288,408,017


89.39%


34,235,001


10.61%


Marilyn Schonberner


321,639,355


99.69%


1,003,663


0.31%


Randy V.J. Smallwood


320,784,002


99.42%


1,859,016


0.58%

The following special matter was also approved by shareholders at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:

  • the non-binding advisory resolution accepting the Company’s approach to executive compensation was carried with 91.56% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.

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